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Postpone
/pəʊs(t)ˈpəʊn/
To delay or arrange for a later time or date.
Synonyms:
delay
defer
reschedule
adjourn
suspend
Antonyms:
advance
expedite
hasten
accelerate
Examples:
Let's
postpone
the meeting to tomorrow.
Due to rain, they
postponed
the event to next week.
Etymology:
Middle English
postponen
, from Late Latin
postponere
, which combines
post
meaning
after
and
ponere
meaning
to place
.
Usage Statistics:
12 mentions per 1 million words
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